How to activate an iPhone 3G without a sim card?

So i had a few problems trying to get my ipone to work again be4 the activation requirement i had to restore it but it had a continues error of 1015 witch pissed me off quite abit:\ well i managed to get passed that now,

now i'm in the activation slider part i'm looking for any suggestions on how i can get by this?

also are sim cards un-activated free to get from social holders like verizon and AT&T?

You can't activate any GSM smartphone without a SIM card.

And Verizon doesn't make SIM cards.

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